Slip bobber fishing is about one of my favorite ways of fishing. The main advantage of using a slip bobber is that you can set the depth as deep as you want, yet still cast because your Bobber stop can go through the guides and even be wound on the reels. You can buy stops or "knots" at your tackle shop or do as I do and make them. Very simple, take a short length of braided line, but it next to your main line and make a loop as you would for an overhand knot but make about 5 loops instead of one wrapping it around your main line. Moisten, pull tight and trim! Now slide your bobber on, you may want to add a bead next to keep your snap swivil from getting stuck in the tube. I just pinch on a split shot about 6 inches from my hook. If you want your bait suspended five feet below the surface, slide the stop 5 feet from your hook. When you cast out, the split shot and bait will pull five feet of line out until the stop comes to rest on top of the bobber. You can easly change depth my sliding the stop. The weighted ones allow you to cast further using lighter weight or none at all (live bait)!
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i prefer the weighted ones, because you don't need much weight below the float. some guys don't use any weight below the float, just let the weight of their bait pull it down. makes a good rig for the "light bite" when they just tap it, or are "mouthing" the bait

I've seen bobber stops at Walmart and wondered how to use them. Is this pretty much just for baitcasters, or will the work on a spinning reel? All I can see in my mind when I try to picture using this on my spinning reel is me trying to cast and having it snag up as it tries to go through the guides on the rod, or worse, pulling some line off the spool with it as it leaves the spool and causing a great big birds nest.

Have any of ya'll tried using them for bottom fishing? I sometimes use them with slack line bait on bottom by setting it about a foot deeper then needed. This gives your bobber a foot of free line before it hits the bobber stop. When a fish takes off on a run the bobber will go under,if they are just playing with it the bobber won't move.

I want to try using a slip float to keep bait off bottom, do I get them
weighted or not weighted? Also how do you put them on your line?
Thank you for any info!!

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i will sometimes use the unweighted floats, i can check the depth of a area i`m fishing . the float wont stand if it`s set too deep,,,,
:smile2: :big_smile_2: i uas small rubber bands as stopper for the slip floats
hope this helps
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